Jever, Germany
14th century
Lahnstein, Germany
1226
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
11th century
Hirschhorn, Germany
1250-1260
Pfronten, Germany
1418-1432
Flensburg, Germany
1595
Riedenburg, Germany
12th century
Durbach, Germany
11th century
Hellenthal, Germany
12th century
Ratingen, Germany
1276
Mitwitz, Germany
13th century
Egloffstein, Germany
14th century
Neuleiningen, Germany
1238-1241
Ebern, Germany
c. 1180
Ochtrup, Germany
16th century
Altwindeck, Germany
12th century
Cadolzburg, Germany
13th century
Grünwald, Germany
12th century
Paderborn, Germany
1257
Hohnstein, Germany
c. 1200
The Jan Hus Memorial stands at one end of Old Town Square. The huge monument depicts victorious Hussite warriors and Protestants who were forced into exile 200 years after Hus, and a young mother who symbolises national rebirth. The monument was so large that the sculptor designed and built his own villa and studio where the work could be carried out. It was unveiled in 1915 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jan Hus' martyrdom. The memorial was designed by Ladislav Šaloun and paid for solely by public donations.
Born in 1369, Hus became an influential religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer in Prague. He was a key predecessor to the Protestant movement of the sixteenth century. In his works he criticized religious moral decay of the Catholic Church. Accordingly, the Czech patriot Hus believed that mass should be given in the vernacular, or local language, rather than in Latin. He was inspired by the teachings of John Wycliffe.